FEDEEIAL-GRANT RESEARCH 



at the 



STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS 



Projects on 

 FRUTPS MD NUTS 



Contents 



Page 



I, rouips (general) 



A. Breeding • • • 1 



B« Varieties ••••• 2 



C. Cultiire •• •••• 3 



D. Harvesting and Storage ••••• 13 



E. Processing and Utilization ,, ••••• 15 



F. Disease Control, •••••••• 19 



G* Insect Control • • 22 



H. Economics and Marketing •••• 2k 



II. APPL^ AND PEARS 



A« Breeding 27 



B. Varieties 2d 



C. Ciat\are 28 



D. Harvesting and Storage •••••• •••• 32 



E. Processing and Utilization •••• •• 3^ 



F« Disease Control. •..•••...... 3^ 



G. Insect Control .••••..••... 3d 



H. Economics and Marketing. ...•••• 39 



III. SMALL FRUITS 



A. Breeding ......•..••. .^ kl 



B. Varieties k7 



C. Ciilture hi 



D. Harvesting and Storage .. ..••• 53 



E. Processing and Utilization .••••......•. 5^ 



F. Disease Control. ..... ... 5^ 



G. Insect Control ......... ..... 5^ 



H. Economics and Marketing. ••.•.•••.•.••« 57 



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